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Is it true that there are certain groups of citizens within the United States that are not fully protected by the 14th amendment? According to the14th amendment, section one, “No state shall make or enforce any law, which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” There are to this day instances in which the Constitution is questioned. More often than not, these cases do not make it past the U.S. District Courts. A few groups of people in the United States believe that they are not fully protected by the 14th amendment. These groups of people are to include but not limited to, gays and lesbians, juveniles, and the disabled. In all cases there have been lawsuits regarding their rights to equal treatment and equal protection. Some may say that with the outcome of these......

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